SERIES OVERVIEW
In STRIKING OUT, Series 2 Tara strikes back. Confidently now her own boss, morally challenging scenarios will push Tara and her team in their personal and professional lives. Tara and Eric’s complex relationship remains centre stage, and the arrival of Eric’s brother Sam brings added tension and intrigue. Eric will face tough personal and professional choices in this series as he investigates the increasingly dubious actions of his father, Richard Dunbar. Tara finds herself sharing an office space with the formidable George Cusack, a criminal solicitor with a sharp mind and even sharper tongue. Her parents’ marriage faces new challenges as her mother Irene comes into her own and her father, Conrad, emerges as a complex and powerful figure. Ray seizes new opportunities by starting legal studies, but faces personal challenges as he struggles to find a balance between his old life and the new path he’s trying to forge for himself. Meg’s betrayal at the end of series one leaves her in a game of cat and mouse with Tara and facing a moral dilemma as she’s stuck in the middle of two opposing worlds. Vincent wrestles with personal and private demons while heading a public inquiry that threatens to implicate the upper echelons of the Irish political and social elite – the repercussions of which will collide Tara’s personal and professional lives even further.
Series 2 – Episode 1
Tara is reeling: a shed containing evidence in Vincent’s inquiry has gone up in flames, she’s been evicted from her office, Ray has been arrested on trumped up charges, and it’s clear that Meg has betrayed her trust. Tara enlists Eric’s help to find out who is behind it all, but she has to play her cards close to her chest while she figures out who is friend and who is foe.
Tara’s legal case of the week sees her fight for a young woman, Promise Obode, who has been denied refugee status and is in love with an Irish man who wants to marry her. This episode also sees the introduction of George Cusack (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy), a criminal solicitor who represents Ray and whom Tara ends up sharing an office space with.
CAST
Tara – Amy Huberman
Vincent – Neil Morrissey
Eric – Rory Keenan
Meg – Fiona O’Shaughnessy
Ray – Emmet Byrne
George – Maria Doyle Kennedy
Sam – Moe Dunford
Richard – Paul Anthony-Barber
Irene – Ingrid Craigie
Conrad – Nick Dunning
Lucy – Kate Gilmore
Steve – Conall Keating
Promise – Stephanie Levi-John